mBillionth Award Phase 2 Begins

mBillionth Award is a platform which explores the latent potential of mobile and telecom sector across 8 South Asian  countries. It offers a conclusive exchange podium for developers, content creators, telcos & device players, to create a complete ecosystem where mobile can not only be seen as the fourth screen but also as a tool…

Manthan Award South West India Now Launched

Manthan Award recognizes best practices in the area of e-content and creativity. Digital Empowerment Foundation in partnership with World Summit Award, Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India and various other stakeholders like civil society members, media and other similar organizations launched the award in India on 10th October 2004.These establishments engaged in promoting digital…

Making women Independent and Self Sufficient

Wireless Women for Entrepreneurship and Empowerment program boosts women ICT micro social enterprise and entrepreneurs supported by wireless Internet in 4 backward locations across India. The programme contributes towards an enabling Internet environment and Internet for gender inclusion and women empowerment. The programme aims at promoting Internet based social enterprise and entrepreneurship among women as change…

अब गांव की मिट्टी में भी घुलेंगे अंग्रेजी के ‘बोल’

यूं तो अकसर छोटे शहरों और गांवों में अंग्रेजी को लोग नजरंदाज कर देते हैं, जिसकी वजह से वह न शुद्ध अंग्रेजी बोल सकते हैं न वो लिख सकते हैं। आधुनिक भारत में अहम मौकों से महरूम होने की ये भी एक अहम वजह है। आज हमारे समाज में विशेष शैक्षिक संस्थानों तक किसी शख्स…

Women and the Web

For over 40 years Intel has been creating technologies that advance the way people live, work, and learn. To foster innovation and drive economic growth, everyone, especially girls and women, needs to be empowered with education, employment and entrepreneurial skills. Through our long-standing commitment to helping drive quality education, we have learned first-hand how investing…

From Chanderi to Chanderiyaan- ‘Living Heritage’ Flourishing

The 2nd World Living Heritage Festival-2014 was held in Udaipur from 13th March to 16th March 2014. Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, Udaipur in association with UNESCO New Delhi, organized the event. The conference discussed themes and priorities of living heritage across India.   Global agencies, government and non-government bodies, educational institutions, foundations, the private…